Aurora now, fair daughter of the dawn, Sprinkled with rosy light the d…

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Aurora now, fair daughter of the dawn, Sprinkled with rosy light the dewy lawn. ✨ Alexander Pope (1967). The Iliad of Homer, p.152, Lulu.com
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Aurora now, fair daughter of the dawn, Sprinkled with rosy light the dewy lawn. ✨ Alexander Pope (1967). The Iliad of Homer, p.152, Lulu.com

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